Roasting rack



Sept.` l0, 1940- u. D. IRWIN Er 1. 2,214,137

ROASTING RACK Filed Jan. 3, 1939 Patented Sept.. l0,

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE Application January 3, 1939, Serial No. 248,923

4 Claims.

Our invention relatesto a roasting rack of the general type disclosed inapplication for U. S. Letters Patent filed by Urth D. Irwin October 15,1938, Serial No. 235,198, and the principal object of our invention is,to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the rackdisclosed in the aforesaid patent application, as well as other similarexisting forms of racks tilized for roasting fowls, particularly turkeysand the larger sizes of roasts of meat.

Further objects of our invention are, to provide a roasting rack thatmay be conveniently folded so as to occupy comparatively little spacewhen packed for storage or transportation, to provide l l5 a rack thatwill receive and conveniently hold roasts in elevated position withrespect to the' bottom of the oven, so as to provide for a freecirculation of heat entirely around and beneath the roast, which enablesthe same to be uniformly 90 cooked and further, to provide-a rack of thecharacter referred to that is constructed so that it can not possiblycollapse while the fowl or meatv claimed and illustrated in theaccompanyingdrawing in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a roasting rack constructed inaccordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational View of the rack inv closed and foldedcondition.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken 35 on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

As illustrated in the drawing, our rack includes a pair of practicallyidentical skeleton frames, 0 each constructed of heavy wire andcomprising a horizontally disposed top rail I0, integral end rails II,the lower portions of which function as legs, and horizontally disposedbottom rails I2 that connect the lower ends of said end rails. The lowerportions I3 of the end rails to which the bottom rails I2 are connectedare slightly inclined outwardly with respect to the main body portionsof the end rails II and, in a similar manner the upper portions of saidend rails lare 50 slightly inclined outwardly as designated by I4.

Permanently secured by spot-welding or otherwise to the end rails I I ofeach frame of the rack are the ends of a longitudinallyv disposed rod orrail I5, preferably of wire, and these rails are 55 parallel with thetop rails I0 and bottom rails I2.

When the two parts of the rack are properly assembled, the rails I5 lieparallel with each other with their terminal portions projectingslightly beyond both end members II and to hold said rails I5 in properposition and permit the 5 same to rotate as the rack is folded andunfolded, clips or loops I6, preferably formed of sheet metal, passaround the end portions of said members I5 just inside the end membersII.

Secured in any suitable manner, preferably by l0 spot-welding, to theupper member I0 of each part of the rack are the upper ends of wires ornarrow l strips of flat metal Il that are preferably spaced equidistantapart and, their lower ends being se-1 cured, preferably byspot-welding, to the cor- 18 responding one of the rails I5. Thus whenthe rack is open for use as illustrated in Fig. 1, that portion thereofabove the rails I5 provides a substantially V-shaped grid that isadapted to conveniently support a turkey or other large fowl or 20 aroast `of meat while the same is being roasted in an oven.

, In the use of our improved rack, the fowl or meat roast is placed inthe V-shaped upper portion of the rack and the latter resting on va drippan is positioned in the oven and, as the lower 4portion of the roast ispositioned a substantial distance above the bottom of the oven the heatduring the roasting period is free to circulate entirely around theroast, thereby insuring uniform cooking or roasting of all portionsL ofthe fowl or meat. While not in use, or when packed for storage ortransportation, the two parts of the rack are folded into positionimmediately adjacent each otheit as illustrated in Fig. 2, so as tooccupy `comparatively little space.

Thus it will be seen that we have provided a rack, particularly designedfor the roasting of turkeys and other fowl, also for roasts of meat,`which rack is of strong, durable construction, inexpensive ofmanufacture, and very effective in performing the functions for which itis intended.

An especially desirable feature of the rack is l that, while Ait is notin use it may be folded so as to occupy comparatively little space.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of our improvedy roasting rack, may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described,

without departing from the spirit of our invention, the scope ofwhichvis set forth in the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. A roasting rack comprising a pair of subl0 and intermediate railsthereof.

3. A roasting rack as set forth in claim 1, 'with the ends of theintermediate rails projecting slightly beyond the end rails ot theframes for limiting their swinging movement in one direction.

ton frames and hinge connections between said frames intermediate theirupper and lower ends.

EDWARD G. IRWIN. URTH D. IRWIN.

4. A roasting rack comprising a. pair of

